Tuesday 29th January started the contest season for the Lincoln Short Wave Club with a leisurely 70MHz UKAC. The UKAC contests are ideal for newcomers to the hobby giving a relaxed introduction to contesting. This photo shows Tim, M6ZRT, at the mike being mentored by Steve, M5ZZZ. Chris, M6NDT, was making a manual log; Chris prefers more of a ‘rag chew’ but assures me he will have a go at the next UKAC. Bob, G7AVU, was also there and very concerned about the aerials which were turning freely in the high winds; this made it difficult to work other contesters … Continue reading →

Wednesday was a day of mixed emotions for members of Lincoln Short Wave Club. We started the day by attending Chris’ funeral and whilst it was a sad occasion we were able to celebrate the relatively short life of Chris. Penri his elder son spoke of his father’s career in broadcasting whilst Huw, the younger of his sons, reflected on Chris’ role of father. Simon M0SIY then reminisced on Chris’ career with the Lincoln Short Wave Club. The wake was held at the Stags Head on Newport. In the evening members and spouses then attended the Poacher on Bunkers Hill … Continue reading →

         As some members will know, G5FZ has been quite successful  in some recent Worked All Britain Contests. However, we can now report that Bob, G4PDF has received a number of their awards. After a trawl of old logbooks etc, he found he had enough stations worked to make claims for several awards. You do not need QSL cards for the awards so that makes it easy to administer. Well done Bob. Bob’s new awards are: Large squares III (Certificate) Large squares II (Endorsement) Bookholders Series 3 – 100 (Certificate) Bookholders Series 4 – 100 (Certificate) Bookholders Series … Continue reading →

It is sad to report that Sid has passed away in Ethiopia. Sid, a former member of LSWC has worked in Africa for a number of years. He was instrumental in setting up the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society and getting ET3AA on the air. LSWC and the National Hamfest donated a FT450 transceiver, which is the station’s main rig. He enlisted the help of a US DX group who were able to get a large number of students at the  University of Ethiopia through the US licence exams including some to Extra Class. He has a number of very prominent … Continue reading →

Lincoln Short Wave Club members will be at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby on Monday to activate GB2CWP the Centre’s permanant Special Event call. The station will operate on 80/40 Mts using Phone and CW conditions permitting . The station will be active from approximatly 10.00. Look forward to working you on Monday. If you need any imformation contact me Steve M5ZZZ on 07777699069 or activitiesofficer@g5fz.co.uk.